I had no plans to be a writer. My teenaged bid for stardom was to be a pop star... which, ahem, didn't exactly work out. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes ahem bid plan
There is something exciting about saving up for a special treat. Bring back the piggy bank! Sophie Kinsella backbankbring Change image and share on social
If you want something you can't afford, think what else that money could buy: a week's groceries, a month's rent, or a weekend away. That will put things into perspective. Sophie Kinsella affordbuygrocery Change image and share on social
The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day. Sophie Kinsella daygreatnovelist Change image and share on social
Whenever I have bid a hasty goodbye to a loved one, I've always made sure that my record collection was safely stored away in the boot of the car. Robert Plant bidbootcar Change image and share on social
'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson! Andrew Gross agoahemcalifornia share on social
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. Lewis Thomas antbeastbegin share on social